Is N5 1BZ a good place to live?

Islington (N5 1BZ), London, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 21 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

N5 1BZ has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
  • Schools: 93 nearby (21 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi

Summary

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 21 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

N5 1BZ is a UK postcode in N5 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 21 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Arsenal, 0.3 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around N5 1BZ include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.3 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.

It ranks in the top 25% for safety within N5.

Overall score

Excellent overall profile, averaged across five dimensions.

Each dimension is scored from 0 to 100 based on the underlying data for this postcode. Safety is scaled from the 0-5 rating used elsewhere on the page.

Per-dimension breakdown

Safety
5/5 — Excellent
Schools
74/100 — Good
Amenities
100/100 — Excellent
Transport
100/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

N5 1BZ is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.

Within N5, this postcode ranks 3 of 423 for safety.

5/ 5
Safety score
0last 6m
Reported incidents

Compared to nearby areas

N5 district average
396 crimes per 1,000 people
London average
100 per 1,000
UK average
85 per 1,000
No crime incidents recorded for the selected period.

Schools near N5 1BZ

93 schools near N5 1BZ, including 21 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 77 primary schools (17 Outstanding, 51 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 16 secondary schools (4 Outstanding and 12 Good) within the local area.

77
Primary
16
Secondary
21
Outstanding
Primary schools77 schools
17
51
3
3
3
Outstanding (17) Good (51) Requires Improvement (3) Inadequate (3) Other / not inspected (3)
Secondary schools16 schools
4
12
Outstanding (4) Good (12)

Nearby amenities

N5 1BZ is well served by everyday amenities, with 20 places within reach.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 5 EV charging points.

The nearest supermarket recorded is Highbury Natural, 0.3 miles away.

Islington Road Gardens is just 0.4 miles away for daily green space.

  • 5 EV charging points within reach
5
Supermarkets
5
Parks
5
Gyms
5
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Highbury Natural
    N52AA
    0.3 mi
  • Addis Food and Wine
    N51ND
    0.4 mi
  • Co-op Food
    N77DX
    0.5 mi
  • Planet Food
    N42AG
    0.5 mi
  • Arsenal Mini Mart
    N77DD
    0.5 mi

Parks & green space

  • Islington Road Gardens
    N77JG
    0.4 mi
  • Highbury Fields
    N51QL
    0.5 mi
  • Kinloch Gardens
    N77LJ
    0.5 mi
  • Clissold Park
    N169HJ
    0.6 mi
  • Biddestone Park
    N76EW
    0.7 mi

Transportation

Arsenal is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from N5 1BZ - a very short walk.

Other nearby stations include Drayton Park (0.4 mi), Finsbury Park (0.5 mi), Holloway Road (0.6 mi).

In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.

5
Stations in range
0.3miles
Closest
  • Arsenal
    N51PH
    0.3 mi
  • Drayton Park
    N51NT
    0.4 mi
  • Finsbury Park
    N42DH
    0.5 mi
  • Holloway Road
    N78HS
    0.6 mi
  • Canonbury
    N12PG
    0.7 mi

Connectivity

Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.

Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.

100%
Full fibre
100%
Ultrafast
100%
Superfast
Full fibre
100%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) coverage
Ultrafast
100%
100+ Mbit/s broadband coverage
Superfast
100%
30+ Mbit/s broadband coverage

Housing

We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.

HM Land Registry data did not return transactions for this postcode in the search window. This usually means a very small number of homes, not that prices are unavailable overall.

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